Years and years ago I had some similar ecperiences that you guys are talking about. I purchased some mice from a guy and fed my baby boas. About half regurgred and one died. What I noticed was that the regurge was very messy and slimy as some of you guys have also noticed. I had just wiped them all off, cleaned their cages and put them back. Within hours the one was dead. What I then did, and take it for what it is, is I literally hand washed the rest with anti-bacterial soap. They were no longer slimy, just felt like a nice clean snake. A couple of years after that episode I had this happen a couple more times when deviating from my normal rodent supplier. Each time after the regurge I gave them a good hand washing with anti-bacterial soap. I never lost another snake except for one which was in that slime for some time as I was working late. So take it for what it is, but it might be something to try if it ever happens to one of your snakes. At worst you will have the cleanest boa on the block,lol. I havent had this problem in about 6 years as I now am extremely careful as to where I get my feeders.
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When my female pastel had the oily butt leakage, two times in 2 consecutive days actually, I wiped her down with Chlorhexodine immediately. That stuff was greasy. That's why I added the kennel flooring, to help keep her off of it should it happen again.
When my little CA regurged and when she had the greasy stool, I wiped her down the same.
I've introduced Bene Bac to the little CA's water to see if it will help get here GI back on track.
jsc
Its common practice here to rinse all of our animals in chlorhex while cleaning caging from defecations.No issues to date with the feeders,just passing on a husbandry tip some may want to consider adding.......?
>>When my female pastel had the oily butt leakage, two times in 2 consecutive days actually, I wiped her down with Chlorhexodine immediately. That stuff was greasy. That's why I added the kennel flooring, to help keep her off of it should it happen again.
>>When my little CA regurged and when she had the greasy stool, I wiped her down the same.
>>I've introduced Bene Bac to the little CA's water to see if it will help get here GI back on track.
>>jsc
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TnK
